Automated alternating current characterization testing

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and computer readable media containing program instructions for testing alternating current characteristics of a computer model of an integrated circuit design. The testing implements an associated AVF file and an associated DUT file for the integrated circuit design. The computer readable media includes: (a) program instructions for generating a test file containing data of a parameter of the integrated circuit design, the test file being generated based upon whether a pair of signals are either both inputs, or one is an input and another is an output; (b) program instructions for parsing through a chip file of the integrated circuit design in order to extract netlist information, external signal names, bus definitions, and pull-up information; (c) program instructions for parsing through the DUT file to extract input/output information, channel number information, and timing information; (d) program instructions for splitting data of the AVF file into input vector data and output vector data; (e) program instructions for generating an environment file that assists in simulating a physical test station; and (f) program instructions for running the environment file using the input vector data and the output vector data in order to generate a log that indicates alternating current test results for the parameter data.